Heel plate



N. HARRIS.

HEEL PLATE. A PPPP CATION FILED JAN.13, 1922.

Patented Aug. 15, 1922.

NOAH HARRIS, or INDIANAPOLIS, IivnrA-NA. i

HEEL PLATE.

Application filed January 13, 1922. serial No. 529,020.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NOAH HARRIS, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Heel Plates, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to wear plates for the heels of boots and shoes and more particularly to the heels that are formed of rubber or other resilient material, and it contemplates the provision of a plate. that is stamped from a single piece of suitable material and one that may be'readily and easily applied tothe outer surface of a heel and as easily and quickly removed.

The invention further contemplates the provision of a wear plate for heels that will in no way decrease the resiliency of the heel and at the same time will materially prolong the'life of the heel and add to its finished appearance.

The invention in all of its details will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a top plan view of my novel wear plate and showing the same as it appears when stampedfrom the sheet-steel or other material.

- Figure 2 is a perspective view of the plate and shOWing the lugs as bent to their proper position ready to apply to a heel.

Figure 3 is a transverse section of a heel and showing my novel plate applied thereto.

Figure 4 is an inverted plan View of my novel plate applied to a. heel.

Similar-numerals of reference designate COI'I'BSPOIlCllDg parts in allthe views of the drawings.

My novel plate comprises the body por-,

tion 1 that may be of the shape and size shown or any other suitable size and shape.

as may suggest itself and on one side thereof I provide the lug 2 having the longitudinal slot 3 and on the opposite side of the body portion 1 I form an integral lug 4 that is provided at its extreme end with the point 5 and the said lug 4 like the lug 2 is further provided with the longitudinal slot 6. I

The wear plate is stamped from sheet steel or other suitable material and when produced comprises the said lugs 2 and 4 aswell as the slots 3 and 6 and point 5. The lug 3 is then bent at right angles to the plate body portion 1 and thelug 4'is bent at an angleof approximately 45 degrees with-respect to the body portion lall as clearly'appearsin Figure2. f v

My novel wear plate is secured to a heel 9 of rubber or other suitable material by simply making an incision in the heel with a large awl and driving the point 5 of lug 4 Figure 3.

into the incision from the outer wear surface of the heel and this driving of the point 5- will cause it to assume the position shown in" A barbed nail is then driven through the material-0f the heel from the wear surface side until it enters the longitudinal slot 6 of the lug 4and it will be particularly noted that the said barbed nail 8 is drivenso that it rests at the extremeupper end of the slot 6.. This provision is made in order that the resiliency of the heel remain intact and pressure exerted on the wear body portion 1 will force the lug upwardly and downwardly with respect to the p nail 8.

The chief function or the hairs by touch-{ ing upper end of slot 4 is to prevent backward movement of plate 1 and hence loosen inv of nail 'Tis'prevented. j

Vhen the securing of thelug 4 has been accomplished it is thensiinply necessary to drive barbed nail 7 into the extreme upper end of the slot 3 of the lug 2 and from this it will be seen that pressure on'the plate body portion 1 will permit the lug 2 to ride upwardly on the barbed nail 7 and downwardly to its normal position when the pressure 1 has been temporarily relieved I have shown the "wear plate asfapplied' and'having the lugs 2 bearing on the rear peripheral edge of the heel but in the future practice of the invention it .is to be distinctly understood that the plate may be applied at any suitable point on the peripheral edge of the heel.

It will be manifest fromthe foregoing that notwithstanding its simplicity and 'inexpensive construction the plate will materially prolong the life of the heel and may be as readily applied toa resilient heel and when applied to this type of heel does not defeat the purposes forwhich said heels are intended. U

I-Iaving described my invention what I clalm anddesire to secure by Letters-Patent is In a wear plate forrubber heels,' compris- I and "having elongated slots therein to receive fastening means whereby pressure exerted on the plate will cause the fastening means to inoye'in the slots.

I In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 15 my hand in presence of two subscribing Wit- "nesses.

NOAH rnrnnrs.

Witnesses H. J. FITZGIBBONS, R. E. SPILLMAN. 

